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Government Work

by Atom Tan

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1.
It's close enough, doesn't have to connect It's close enough, a mistake to forget The ends are strangers, couldn't touch if they tried, But do me a favor, look away next time You think it's funny? You think it's rich? Hope you got money Cause life's a bitch It's broke enough, don't try to fix it You might do a good job but no one'll get it They'll drown you too for being a foothold, For staying afloat right here in the good ol' US of A It's close enough, at least it stalls by the cracks It's close enough but it could slip on through like that You say it's safe teetering but gravity's a bitch A downward spiral never gives a single inch Don't know what's coming, I don't care The bottom has something, And it's there Not close enough, don't try to save it You've got long arms but you'll never make it I'd hate see you caught in the machinery, it's deadly As deadly as the cold, dark place where you left me
2.
Shawshank 02:18
So many people die in prison for no fucking reason Snatched off the street, out of their homes For petty misdemeanor For being mentally ill For being in the wrong place at the wrong time They die in a world of shit, scared and confused Cause it makes you feel secure Cause you don't wanna share space Cause It means you get to make a mess and shove it under the fucking bed Fuck you Here's your scared straight motherfucker Unarmed, somehow escaping with your life You rat hard, naming everyone in sight They call it scab art, making circles with the knife It can't be that hard to get it over with and strike I am the pavement, I'm losing patience I am the pavement, don't keep me waiting Seconds in, you're already slipping up You'll brave the penitentiary, you're giving up It's up to you, how you wanna roll up? If you're confused then you already know too much They call it payment through rearrangement They call it payment but they don't spend it This ain't no Shawshank, there ain't no beach This ain't no Shawshank, get off the beach (x2) You're the driving force to the back of the line Good behavior is nothing but a lie You're the driving force behind the back of the line Good behavior's what they call it when you die One guard, you might have to spend a night Two guards, you'll never see another light Three guards, look at you acting surprised It wasn't that hard to convince you this was fine I hope you like it because you bought it I hope you like it, it's built with taxes This ain't no Shawshank, there ain't no beach This ain't no Shawshank, hey man get off the fucking beach
3.
Accidental 01:55
Walking up the sidewalk, pissing down my leg Your calling is a psyop, they reduce you til you're dead Piss where you want, leave your mark But don't forget to watch your back in the dark You're a walking advertisement Hope you find someone who likes it You're a walking advertisement Hope you got a proper license Walking up the sidewalk, pissing down my leg Got no room to talk when you're born this way, I guess Crawl out if you want, nobody gets to stop it But life is a problem and your ass has gotta solve it You're a walking advertisement Hope you find someone who likes it You're a walking advertisement I hope they're dumb enough to buy it Walking up the sidewalk, pissing down my leg I'm the sorry fucker you saw, just the other day Stare if you want, I'll do it to But unless you blink, you're gonna see a screw loose, Motherfucker Walking up the sidewalk, pissing down my leg Do it in a dollar general, then collect your bread Have shame if you want, there's a lot to be ashamed of But there's no shame like the shame of trusting someone accidentally You're a walking advertisement Hope you find someone who likes it You're a walking advertisement I sure tried but can't define it
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(redacted) 02:30
T̶H̶I̶S̶ I̶S̶ T̶H̶E̶ S̶A̶D̶D̶E̶S̶T̶ F̶U̶C̶K̶I̶N̶G̶ S̶O̶N̶G̶ Y̶O̶U̶'V̶E̶ E̶V̶E̶R̶ H̶E̶A̶R̶D̶ I̶N̶ Y̶O̶U̶R̶ E̶N̶T̶I̶R̶E̶ G̶O̶D̶D̶A̶M̶N̶ L̶I̶F̶E̶ R̶e̶a̶l̶ t̶e̶a̶r̶j̶e̶r̶k̶e̶r̶, t̶h̶i̶s̶ o̶n̶e̶ I̶'l̶l̶ b̶e̶ s̶o̶b̶b̶i̶n̶g̶ b̶y̶ t̶h̶e̶ b̶r̶i̶d̶g̶e̶ J̶u̶s̶t̶ y̶o̶u̶ w̶a̶t̶c̶h̶ I̶ h̶e̶a̶r̶d̶ w̶h̶a̶t̶ y̶o̶u̶ s̶a̶i̶d̶, T̶h̶o̶u̶g̶h̶t̶ I̶'d̶ i̶n̶t̶e̶r̶j̶e̶c̶t̶ T̶h̶e̶r̶e̶'s̶ s̶o̶m̶e̶t̶h̶i̶n̶g̶ e̶l̶s̶e̶ y̶o̶u̶'r̶e̶ s̶u̶p̶p̶o̶s̶e̶d̶ t̶o̶ s̶a̶y̶ B̶u̶t̶ y̶o̶u̶ h̶a̶v̶e̶n̶'t̶ s̶a̶i̶d̶ i̶t̶ y̶e̶t̶ Y̶o̶u̶ h̶a̶v̶e̶n̶'t̶ e̶v̶e̶n̶ l̶e̶f̶t̶ y̶o̶u̶r̶ b̶e̶d̶, H̶a̶v̶e̶ y̶o̶u̶r̶ c̶a̶k̶e̶ b̶u̶t̶ s̶a̶v̶e̶ y̶o̶u̶r̶ b̶r̶e̶a̶d̶ D̶o̶n̶'t̶ y̶o̶u̶ t̶h̶i̶n̶k̶ I̶'m̶ g̶o̶n̶n̶a̶ w̶a̶n̶t̶ i̶t̶ w̶h̶e̶n̶ y̶o̶u̶'r̶e̶ d̶e̶a̶d̶?̶ O̶h̶ n̶o̶, b̶a̶r̶t̶e̶r̶ w̶i̶t̶h̶ w̶h̶o̶m̶?̶ I̶t̶'s̶ h̶a̶r̶d̶ t̶o̶ r̶e̶a̶d̶ y̶o̶u̶r̶ g̶r̶i̶f̶t̶ o̶v̶e̶r̶ Z̶o̶o̶m̶ G̶o̶t̶ m̶o̶r̶e̶ c̶r̶y̶p̶t̶o̶, y̶o̶u̶'r̶e̶ o̶v̶e̶r̶ t̶h̶e̶ m̶o̶o̶n̶, W̶h̶e̶n̶ t̶h̶e̶ i̶n̶t̶e̶r̶e̶s̶t̶ p̶l̶u̶m̶m̶e̶t̶s̶, y̶o̶u̶'l̶l̶ h̶o̶m̶e̶l̶e̶s̶s̶ b̶y̶ n̶o̶o̶n̶ N̶o̶w̶ y̶o̶u̶ g̶o̶t̶t̶a̶ s̶h̶i̶p̶ b̶e̶f̶o̶r̶e̶ y̶o̶u̶ k̶n̶o̶w̶ w̶h̶e̶r̶e̶ i̶t̶'s̶ h̶e̶a̶d̶e̶d̶, Y̶o̶u̶ c̶a̶n̶ t̶r̶y̶ t̶o̶ g̶e̶t̶ g̶r̶i̶p̶ b̶u̶t̶ y̶o̶u̶ a̶i̶n̶'t̶ g̶o̶t̶ l̶e̶v̶e̶r̶a̶g̶e̶ G̶u̶e̶s̶s̶ y̶o̶u̶ b̶e̶t̶t̶e̶r̶ j̶u̶s̶t̶ t̶a̶k̶e̶ y̶o̶u̶r̶ b̶o̶d̶y̶ a̶n̶d̶ p̶i̶t̶c̶h̶ i̶t̶ C̶a̶u̶s̶e̶ t̶h̶e̶ b̶a̶r̶s̶ o̶n̶ t̶h̶e̶ b̶e̶n̶c̶h̶ m̶e̶a̶n̶ n̶o̶ o̶n̶e̶'s̶ g̶o̶n̶n̶a̶ m̶i̶s̶s̶ i̶t̶ Y̶o̶u̶ w̶a̶n̶n̶a̶ k̶n̶o̶w̶ w̶h̶a̶t̶ I̶ t̶h̶i̶n̶k̶?̶ I̶ t̶h̶i̶n̶k̶ y̶o̶u̶'r̶e̶ f̶u̶l̶l̶ o̶f̶ s̶h̶i̶t̶ I̶ t̶h̶i̶n̶k̶ I̶'m̶ t̶h̶i̶n̶k̶i̶n̶g̶ e̶v̶e̶r̶y̶t̶h̶i̶n̶g̶ y̶o̶u̶ w̶a̶n̶t̶ m̶e̶ t̶o̶ t̶h̶i̶n̶k̶ A̶n̶d̶ n̶o̶n̶e̶ o̶f̶ w̶h̶a̶t̶ I̶ w̶a̶n̶n̶a̶ t̶h̶i̶n̶k̶ B̶u̶t̶ t̶h̶a̶t̶ d̶o̶e̶s̶n̶'t̶ m̶a̶t̶t̶e̶r̶ r̶i̶g̶h̶t̶?̶ Y̶o̶u̶ p̶u̶l̶l̶ t̶h̶e̶ l̶e̶v̶e̶r̶s̶ r̶i̶g̶h̶t̶?̶ Y̶o̶u̶ m̶a̶k̶e̶ t̶h̶e̶ w̶h̶o̶l̶e̶ f̶u̶c̶k̶i̶n̶ w̶o̶r̶l̶d̶ g̶o̶ r̶o̶u̶n̶d̶ r̶i̶g̶h̶t̶?̶ Y̶o̶u̶'v̶e̶ g̶o̶t̶ s̶o̶m̶e̶w̶h̶e̶r̶e̶ t̶o̶ g̶o̶ c̶a̶u̶s̶e̶ s̶o̶m̶e̶b̶o̶d̶y̶ t̶o̶l̶d̶ y̶o̶u̶ w̶e̶r̶e̶ i̶m̶p̶o̶r̶t̶a̶n̶t̶ A̶n̶d̶ t̶h̶a̶t̶'s̶ a̶l̶l̶ y̶o̶u̶ g̶o̶t̶ I̶s̶ b̶e̶i̶n̶g̶ f̶u̶c̶k̶i̶n̶g̶ i̶m̶p̶o̶r̶t̶a̶n̶t̶ Y̶o̶u̶'r̶e̶ i̶m̶p̶o̶r̶t̶a̶n̶t̶ a̶t̶ t̶h̶e̶ d̶i̶n̶n̶e̶r̶ t̶a̶b̶l̶e̶ Y̶o̶u̶'r̶e̶ i̶m̶p̶o̶r̶t̶a̶n̶t̶ a̶t̶ t̶h̶e̶ w̶a̶t̶e̶r̶ c̶o̶o̶l̶e̶r̶ Y̶o̶u̶'r̶e̶ i̶m̶p̶o̶r̶t̶a̶n̶t̶ i̶n̶ y̶o̶u̶r̶ b̶r̶a̶n̶d̶ n̶e̶w̶ c̶a̶r̶ B̶u̶t̶ i̶s̶ a̶n̶y̶t̶h̶i̶n̶g̶ i̶m̶p̶o̶r̶t̶a̶n̶t̶ t̶o̶ y̶o̶u̶, h̶u̶h̶?̶ I̶s̶ a̶n̶y̶t̶h̶i̶n̶g̶ i̶m̶p̶o̶r̶t̶a̶n̶t̶ t̶o̶ y̶o̶u̶?̶ W̶h̶a̶t̶ t̶h̶e̶ f̶u̶c̶k̶ i̶s̶ i̶m̶p̶o̶r̶t̶a̶n̶t̶ t̶o̶ y̶o̶u̶?̶ I̶ k̶n̶o̶w̶, I̶ k̶n̶o̶w̶, y̶o̶u̶'r̶e̶ o̶n̶l̶y̶ h̶u̶m̶a̶n̶ s̶o̶ y̶o̶u̶'d̶ r̶a̶t̶h̶e̶r̶ f̶o̶l̶d̶ B̶u̶t̶ I̶ j̶u̶s̶t̶ s̶a̶w̶ y̶o̶u̶r̶ f̶u̶t̶u̶r̶e̶ a̶n̶d̶ i̶t̶'s̶ b̶l̶a̶c̶k̶ l̶i̶k̶e̶ m̶a̶r̶g̶a̶r̶e̶t̶ t̶h̶a̶t̶c̶h̶e̶r̶'s̶ s̶o̶u̶l̶ W̶h̶a̶t̶ a̶ l̶i̶f̶e̶ l̶e̶s̶s̶o̶n̶ y̶e̶a̶h̶ y̶o̶u̶ s̶u̶r̶e̶ s̶t̶u̶c̶k̶ i̶t̶ o̶u̶t̶ W̶h̶a̶t̶ a̶ l̶i̶f̶e̶ s̶e̶n̶t̶e̶n̶c̶e̶ y̶e̶a̶h̶ y̶o̶u̶ s̶u̶r̶e̶ s̶t̶u̶c̶k̶ a̶r̶o̶u̶n̶d̶ "F̶u̶c̶k̶ a̶r̶o̶u̶n̶d̶, f̶i̶n̶d̶ o̶u̶t̶" i̶m̶p̶l̶i̶e̶s̶ t̶h̶e̶r̶e̶'s̶ s̶o̶m̶e̶t̶h̶i̶n̶g̶ t̶h̶a̶t̶ y̶o̶u̶ d̶o̶n̶'t̶ k̶n̶o̶w̶ M̶o̶s̶t̶ f̶o̶l̶k̶s̶ w̶o̶u̶l̶d̶a̶ t̶o̶o̶k̶ t̶h̶e̶i̶r̶ h̶a̶n̶d̶ o̶f̶f̶ t̶h̶e̶ s̶t̶o̶v̶e̶ b̶y̶ n̶o̶w̶
5.
Satisfactory 04:20

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another collection homemade recordings conceived with the sole motive of making you shit your pants

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released July 6, 2023

tara-bass
dale nixon-guitar
jt-drums
nat-vox

recorded by jt and dale
mixed and mastered by jt
cover art by nat (canva)

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